Bear with a 300 blackout pistol.

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Bear with a 300 blackout pistol.

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I am getting a bear tag this coming year and want to use my AR pistol in 300 blackout, does anyone have any suggestions as to what load I should use?
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Hi there and welcome.

I don't hunt bear but have seen this question asked a few times. Me personally I would not hunt a bear with the 300BLK BUT I would have no problem shooting a 300lbs+ hog with it so I guess that is a somewhat comparable situation.

If shooting a 300lbs+ hog I would use an all copper 110gr bullet (Barnes Tac-TX the black tip, TTSX, or the Lehigh Defenese 110gr Controlled Chaos). I shoot hogs in the ear/neck region (when I can find hogs) for DRT results but would put a heart/lung/liver vital shot on them w/out hesitation with all 3 of those bullets though I have yet to shoot anything the CC bullet... yet. The jaw dropping CC bullet ballistic gel tests lead me believe that it is devastating enough to easily/ethically mortally wound a 300lbs+ hog when shot in the vitals.

My reply should give you some info to digest, but the best answer is to use the rifle/caliber that is best for the job. Hope this info helps :)
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I'd carry a handcannon or shotgun as well if its for any larger than a couple hundred pound blackbear...
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I love my 300 B.O. but it would not be my choice for a bear hunt. I have killed 3 black bears and un countable number of hogs. shooting a big boar hog and wounding it is one thing. bears (even blackies) are a lot meaner and tougher than hogs. and a wounded bear can climb up into your tree stand if he wants to. can the 300 B.O. kill a bear? of course! so will a .22 rim fire. use the right tool for the job.
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lokltrkr wrote:I am getting a bear tag this coming year and want to use my AR pistol in 300 blackout, does anyone have any suggestions as to what load I should use?

I would use the 110 gr Black Tip. Bears have a big neck should be an easy shot.
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I have never hunted bear. I want to really badly, but never have had an opportunity. If I were to hunt bear, I would have no problem using the 300 blk. if and only if I had done extensive research on the bullet I was going to use and the range or ranges I would be shooting. That research would include a lot of rounds down range. and numerous test of bullet performance

In my opinion it is very doable and would seem to be on par with a using a magnum pistol to hunt with.

There is and would be a huge challenge to this and shot placement would be critical. Of course I would view shot placement and bear hunting pretty much critical regardless of what I was using.

Of course I would most likely be using subsonics any way, but don't take that as good advice. I have a history of bad decision making. :twisted:
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Reminds me of the old joke where the Park Ranger remarks to the "ravaged" hunter.."you really don't come here for the hunting do you"?
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randyrucker wrote:
lokltrkr wrote:I am getting a bear tag this coming year and want to use my AR pistol in 300 blackout, does anyone have any suggestions as to what load I should use?

I would use the 110 gr Black Tip. Bears have a big neck should be an easy shot.
They are bullets, not kryptonite. gds has a history of critical shot placement and uses his rifle much like a crossbow. This plus supersonic is probably the only way I would do this. gds and I live in a state that has the biggest black bears anywhere, grizzly size in record form ( google it ) and perhaps this effects my decision. All that being said, most of the moutain boys carry 35's and 30/30's which still have a bit more oomph inside 100 yards. Most bears that are dogged are shot inside 50. This past year a friend of mine shot one running/swimming thorough a beaver pond straight at him with a 30/06 between the eyes. The bear turned and ran/swam the 100 yards back across and he killed it with a Texas heart shot. It gave the bear a headache but that 2600 fps 30 cal. just broke the skin and glanced off. Blacktips would provide expansion and penetration enough to be lethal, but make sure your packin' a 30 round mag and a 44. Personally, my peep sighted 444 marlin would be my choice. I have a healthy respect for things that flip me sized rocks casually hunting grubs.
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